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The Somerset reporter., 1887-01-05

REAL ESTATE TRANsrERs-Th follow
ing are the real estate transfers which
have been recorded in this county the
past week
Embden Samuel Bunker to Thomas c.
Pushard. 500
Edmund Coolidge to Jewett \. Savage
$50.
Madison-Wm H. Blackwell ct al. to
Wealthy Kicker. $50. Skowhegm Saw
ings Bank to l.. J.. Morrison $500.
Arson Joshua Hilton 10 7. II, Weston
ct al. Sl5o
Skowbcgan-Dauiel II. Gould to John
b Avore $500. Irving Curtis ct ais. to
Martha u. Farrand. $ love and affection.
Samuel w. Lawton ct al. To John 5. Cush-
ing. 50 ,G2j. Elbridge q Narney to Ro-
setta W. Narney. 81 love and affection.
Nor idgewock-Nancy Goodridgc to
John IL. Sawyer. $500.
Canaan George Weymouth to Albert
ID ii her. Sl2j.
Fairfleld-Frank +. Tobey to Fred c.
Tobey ST. Nahum Tozier to John Il. Al
len $50 John +. Allen 10 Il. i. Haynes.
Sl5O. b. +. Haynes to John L Allen
Consideration, Land in exchange. james
T.. Wyman to George Wyman. $500
Frank L. Vickery to Elbrid9e &. Pratt
1925.
ST. Adams Charles futile To Melvin
Bigelow. 500.
Detroit-George NJ. Harris to Willie II
Hart. 5000.
Palmyra-Confucius l.. Hubbard to
Charleston e. Bracket, $500. Marie \
Clement ct al. to Charles q. Bracket
$40.
The Somerset reporter., 1887-01-05
Cant Dogs and Pixies.

The manufacture of cant dogs and
| pixies or riyermcn's Pick Hand Spikes
rs they are more commonly called makes
quite a business in some localities in
Maine.
Three thousand of the stocks are manu-
featured annually in this town out of the
best maple lumber by NJ. ]. Allen in his
mill on the South Side and they are hand
led by A. e. Blunt. Two thousand of
these stocks are used by c. S Durgin in
his shop at The Forks where he irons
them. Mr.. Durgin makes the dog and
pick himself but the socket known as the
"Orono Socket" is make by the f. Mans
field 4 Co of Orono, who own the patent
and have good high. price for them, 90
cents each. Mr.. Durgin buys the socket the
stock. the steel for his dog and picks and
makes the article complete and sells it for
Sl.5o, a very low price for a superior ar
ticie, and one at which it does not seem as
though he gets pay for his labor much
less for his skill. The price should be
Sl.15 but he has to compete with other
manufacturers of inferior goods and can
get no more. The superiority of Mr..
Durgin's pixies is not only in the thorough
workmanship but in the peculiar forma-
ton of the dog that is his own inven-
ton and known as the "Durgin Dog"
He has patent on it The jaw is con-
cave and the formation such that the bite
is as near dead sure thing as it seems
possible to make it, The Importance of
this IS evident to all who have seen our
rivermen operating upon kennebec jams.
Mr. Durgin makes every one of these
dogs himself, hammering them out on his
anvil with hand-hammer and BY his eye /;
the hand and eye being so well trained
that one hundred of them will hardly
vary a hairs breadth.
\ G. Blunt forwarded 295 stocks to NJ.
&. Shaw of Eustis last week to be used
in his spring driving operations. kenne-
bee drivers will use no other kind but the
"Durgin Dog
The Somerset reporter., 1887-01-05
A Grand Time.

The concert, supper and ball given by
Table Rock Lodge, /. o. o. +. Friday
evening last was a grand success in every
sense of the word. One hundred and fiji
teen couples were in attendance. \ spc-
cial train was run on the Somerset road
from Oakland and many attended from
that town, Norrdgewock, Arson and Mad
ison. Fifteen couples representing the
r. G. w. club of Oakland, attended in Il
body. Chandler with pieces furnished
charming music giving as fine concert
as the town ever heard. Great credit is
due the Committee of Arrangements, of the
society, as we'll as the ladies' of the vii
lage for the grand success of the occa-
sion. Everything moved like clock-work
and all concerned were thoroughly pleased
aud satisfied. The sum of SG0 was the
net proceeds of the entertainment.
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Maine Board Of Agriculture.

A Farmers Institute will be held in G..
A. r. Hall, Friday, Jan. IA, 1887.
The following is the programme:
10 a. M.-Opening Exercises. Followed
by the subject, More Crops from the
Farm. 100 =. M.-Methods in Corn
Culture. Discussion. Evening .-Lect-
ure on the subject, Western Competition.
The following members of the Board of
Agriculture VII be present. S. l.. IIol-
brook, Sagadahoc; J. NJ. Deering, York E;
W. W. Harris, Cumberland; r w. Ellis,
Waldo; also G. f. Moore of North An
son, member for Somerset County, and
Z. A. Gilbert. Secretary of the Board.
The Somerset reporter., 1887-01-05

FIRST ANNIVERSARY JANUARY i'm, 1857.
An ENJOYABLE SUCCESS.

FIRST ANNIVERSARY JANUARY i'm, 1857.
An ENJOYABLE SUCCESS.
Wesserrunsct Lodge |. o. O. + of
Athens was instituted January 10Th, 1856,
and celebrated its first anniversary Tues
day by public installation of officers, a
supper and grand ball in the evening.
The officers installed for the year are,
+. &. Green, y. G.; j. +. Holman, V. q.
A. c. Wade, Treasurer and l.. c. Elliott,
Secretary. District Deputy, c. f. Dorc of
Athens oflicistcd as installing officer. The
Lodge now has II membership of 81, has
expended during the first year in fitting
up Lodge room. furniture, organ and
scenery sl200 and has $500 invested witt
trustees. This certainly is fine record
for the first year and, with this large and
active membership, the future of The
lodge is assured.
The Somerset reporter., 1887-01-05
Beware of ScroMha

scrofula is probably more general than any
other disease II is iusidious In character,
and manifests itself in running sores, pustiilar
eruptions, bois, swclings, enlarged JOINTS
assesses, sore eyes, etc. Hoods SarSapafilla
expels all trace Of scrofula from the blood,
leaving it pure, enriched, and healthy.
81 was severely afflicted with scroiuia,
and for over year had two running sores
on my neck Took five bottles oil hoou
sarsaparila, and consider myself cured
c. L. LoyEJoY, Lowell, Mass
C. A. Arnold, Arnold, Ne, had scrofulous
sores for seven years, spring and fail. Hood's
Sarsaparilla cured him.
The Somerset reporter., 1887-01-05

How true the saying 1--WE do not
prize health till we lose it." J. b. Will
son, of No. Bradford, Me-, writes, Bells
Sarsaparilla has benefited my wife as no
medicine ever did before" If you want
to be well and strong use Bells Sarsapa-
rilla. Nothing equal to 1t. $50 cts. per
bottle.)
The Somerset reporter., 1887-01-05
MAR RED.

Ian. = BY !. NJ. Frost, MI Chas. $. Bcllmore
and Miss Nellie \. Straw, both of >kowhcgan.
Ian. l. BY Rev. !. NJ. Frost, Mr. Herbert !. Horn
Of Skowheean, and Miss Celia Is. Cunningham, OF
Rcadfcd
Ian. 4.-By Rev. !. II. Little, Nj Chas. p. Pond
of Norwood. Mass. and Miss Flora NJ. MoCrlis OF
Skowhegan.
The Somerset reporter., 1887-01-05

SHILOH'S CATARRH REMEDY
positive cure for Catarrh, Diptheria and
Canker Mouth. Sid by II. w. Gushing.
"HACKMETACK," a lasting and fra.
grant perfume. Price 25 and 80 cents.
Sold by II. w. Gushing.
The Somerset reporter., 1887-01-05

Augusta had opportunity to try the new
water works last week on fire at the gas
house and they worked to charm.
The Somerset reporter., 1887-01-05
DIED.

Harmony, 20, MIR Susan I. Bunker, aged
Io4 yrs. mos - days.
lIarmony.-Dec. 80, Mir. Alphonso Bates, aged "
yrs. mo. -. dIys
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BORN.

wellington.-Dec g. to the wife OF Edwin
Adams, son.
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wEOxrs4tY. JAN. 9th, 1890.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

For sale-A. o. Hunt.
Wanted-John Haisley.
Prices--Paiterson 4 Co,
Wanted-G. W. Russell
Accounts-Co. Treasurer.
Bills-Co. Commissioners,
Removal-Spear 4 Wthee,
photographic. A. Noble,
kCaution-G. w. Fillebrown,
Sheiih Sae-R. S. Williams.
Wood-Heselton Bros & Co.
The Somerset reporter., 1887-01-05

=. The Job Printing Establishment connected with
sue ooMIsshr hEpoRTER is prepared to do all elias
sa's; som petent and experienced workmen are
employed and large stock of paper, envelopes, ad.
vrttIsing, wedding and business cards in great VA.
reV. orders OF Dances bills of fare programs
e,e eo printed in great variety of styles on shor
22slee e;, 1,a q, printing SpaGss. Asders
~ WIN receive eassalta1 ,s,,;an 0''-|-
The Somerset reporter., 1887-01-05
Salt Rheun

William Spies, Elyria, O., suffered greatly
from erysipelas and salt rhcnm, caused ny
handling tobacco. At times his handS won'u
crack open and bleed. He tried various prep
arations without aid finally took HOODS SAT-
saparilla. and now says" am entirely we'll
"My son had salt rhcum on his hahds ana
nm the calves of his legs. lie took hoou
sarsaparina and IS entirely cured' D. Is.
SrANToN, Lit, Vernon, ONO.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-07-19
Ancient Bau Reliefu in China.

An English traveller, who has been in
specting certain ancient bas reliefs near
Chiasiang, China, in a chapel built in the
second century and lately freed from the
accumulated earth of ages, reports that
the aim of the Chinese sculptors was
largely to inculcate morality. Thus a wife
who allowed an enemy to cut her head off,
supposing it to be that of her husband, is
depicted. Another purpose was ''to pic
ture the wild and incredible in nature, and
certainly the view here given of the mon
strous beings which the people of China
then thought of as existing in earth, air
and seas is confirmed by the books which
remain from that age Another prevail
ing aim was to bring good fortune to the
descendants of those buried in the tombs
by depicting lucky plants, lucky clouds,
lucky animals, and favorably disposed
divinities. ?" These sculptures are supposed
TO be the same that are described in an
antiquarian book written in Chinese, be-
longing to the epoch 400 B.C.-200 A. d.,
when bas reliefs of the kind hourished. In
front of the chapel are pillars carved with
grotesque doorkeepers in the shape of
eight headed human tigers, three bodied
human monsters, and other figures de-
signed to keep off evil spirits. Frank
Leslie's.
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Travellers for Pleasure.

/ am around the Union depot every
evening and notice the passengers who
come and go. Most of the people who
travel for pleasure are past the prime of
life. Young men have to work and at
tend to their business, so that they can
not afford to make very extended pleasure
trips. 4 man seldom ever accumuIates
enough money to enjoy the pleasures of
life before he is old enough to have one
foot in the grave The ladies who travel
are generally those who have spent most
of their lives at home while their hus-
bands worked. 1t is rare thing TO see a
young and beautiful girl going off on a
pleasure tour. Her travelling is limited
to journey to some boarding school and
the return trip. or to visit to some
friend not very far away l like to see
pretty girls on the train, and wish they
were all rich enough to do their travelling
before old Father Time begins to mark
their happy faces.-Passenger Agent in
Globe Democrat.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-07-19
AN ACTRESS, COTTAGE.
What One OF Lotta's Guests Says About
y Home beautiful.

Home Beautiful.
Above stairs are nine admirably planned
sleeping rooms, a we'll appointed bath
room, etc. Here the guests of Lolita and
her hospitable mother and brother are
assigned to luxurious living.
/ shall not attempt To describe this por-
ton of the cottage in detail, but a hint OF
what my own room was like may be of
service to the reader. The floor is richly
carpeted and l felt sure my heaviest tread
made no sound that could be heard in the
next adjoining room. The bedstead, a
generous affair in point of dimensions, is
of massive brass, highly polished and solid
as q rock. The bed proper-well Inever
before realized the height and depth of a
truly luxurious nights rest Mirrors OF
the finest plate glass reach from the floor
nearly TO the ceiling, and lockers, toilet
room, dressing case, soft, huge loanging
chairs, pictures, bric-a-brac, perfumery
and even powder and puff are there for the
visitors use. There is not the slightest
effort Mt display, but no absence of effort
to make ones lot at Lotta's something TO
be always and pleasurably remembered.
Women will feel n sort of pride in know
ing that the architect in fact of all this
home beauty is q woman-no other indeed
one of the most energetic and self reliant
women know, as well as generous dis
penser of cordial and fine hospitality, in
which latter employment her famous
daughter is an indispensable second.
Here, they say TO the friend who is
admitted within their doors, ''here is the
key to your room. Make it yours with
out restraint; retire when the mood takes
you; come down when you choose; eat at
your own hours and do your best to be
happy as long as you remain here. We
shall go and come with equal freedom.
Tiresome ceremony has no place in this
house."
That, take it, is the only right way, in
this world at least, to make your guests at
home.
How does the world famed little Lotta
pass the summer? Like song Bird care
free, 'far from the madding crowd" in
daily bettering physical health, and always
with rigid regard for rational and temper
ate living. 1t is her habit to appear at
breakfast about O'Clock. All! dear ladies,
| wish l could give you some intelligent
notion of those flowing and softly COM
Portable works of art she calls her wrap
pers, but the fact is / haven't an intclli-
gent notion of them myself Maybe how
ever, you can picture them for yourself.
Being your sincere well wisher and eager
always to add to your delight, by my faithl
| hope you may. After breakfast little
chat, a little music, a little change (some-
tines of dress and ut 10 O'Clock on the
minute the coachman appears to take her
and whomsoever chooses to accompany her
for drive of three hours At 2 o'clock
she dimes, and then reads and maps with
unvarying regularity until the tea hour.
A walk in the cool twilight, n little more
chat (most likely in the music room,
possibly a modest glass of champagne, and
on the stroke of 10 o'clock good night and
sweet repose. York Cor Detroit
Free Press.
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APolitician.s Life in servia.

They have a way of their own of cele-
brating minister's downfall in Servia.
M. Garashanine, having been dismissed
from the kings councils, had his house
surrounded at 3 O'Clock in the morning by
some 200 workingmen. who reused the
ex-minister by their noise and broke his
windows with stones Beyond the shat
tered glass nothing particular came of il
except that one of the rioters was
wounded by the revolver which " Ga,
Globe.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-07-19
No Man and wife.

There are some queer couples in this
world, remarked Dearborn street real
estate agent. 1.-The other Y a man and
woman called to see about renting a fiat
on the North side. The woman did all
the talking and turned to the man for con.
firmation or corrobora ion. He always
agreed with her and did it very meekly.
Well, says the woman finally, Il will
give you $50 for the fiat, won't we Johnl'
"Yes'm' replied the man.
And III pay my rent promptly, too.
won't we. Johu?"
Yes a.
And L take good care Of the house,
won't /, john
But | inquired. as usual II such
cases, ARE you man and wife?'
Man and wifep' exclaimed the woman
sharply, indeed we are. not; are we
Johng'
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-07-19
COMMON SENSE ENGLISH.

We have heard of a preacher who
boasts that he understands seven langua
ges The misfortune is that he does not
understand English nor German, the only
two languages in which he pretends 10
preach. Common Sense would dictate
that the mother tongue should be used
and let Lathin, Greek, Hebrew, &C., go to
the dogs ID. w Marchn has given
some excellent hints in Epoch" upon
this subjuct. He says, among other
things:
Years ago only few of our most ex.
elusive restaurants, freluented chiefly by
foreigners, put French upon the bill of
fare; now one can hardly go into a res
taurant without being called upon to puZ-
zIe over the bill of fare, and the more
complicated the dinner, the more sure is
the programme to be in French. Even
Boston, usually thought superior to such
vanities, has caught the disease, as wit
ness this quotation from recent bin of
fare preserved by bewildered New York
er who stayed that way by accident:
"P0tdge az Hdricot BrGtCee Who
would guess that this stood for baked
bean soup?
The cook prescribes in French, but he
is not expected to kill. The real reason
at the bottom of the Latin prescription
involves two fold imposition. First the
layman stands in awe of Latin prescrip-
tion and never dares use one over again
lest death may lurk in the neglect of
minute directions. If he knew exactly
what the prescription called for, he might
use his own discretion as to taking il
again. But the physician jealousy
guards his little secret. Secondly, the
druggists can charge with impunity when
no one knows what he Is charging for.
When man pays half dollar for this
prescription:
b. Sodii Chlor. ............ 3 il
Aque pure. r9......,.......3 iv
he is perfectly content and takes it home
for his sick child S throat But should he
find out that he had paid half dollar for
pinch of salt in glass of water, he
would have his opinion Of the uggist.
The advantages to the public of doing
| away with the custom are many; fewer
errors will occur through the bunders of
half educated druggists clerks who can
understand plain English better than hog
Latin. Most important of all, the victims
| Of physic should have this reform at heart,
so that he who swallows medicine may
know what he swallows, and not do 50
again unless he thinks best.
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ANNAPOLIS Md TUESDAY EVENING, JULY 10, 1887:
SPECIAL NOTICE.

we viii fnsert I'm this column advertise
ments of wants. For Rent, For Sale, Lost.
Found, &C., not exceeding four lines. ONE
WEEK, or less, for 20 Cents.
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p III A K M A 6Y!
BABY,s STORY.

BABY'S STORY.
Baby tells a story,
On its mothers lap;
When the pretty eyes have opened
From their pleasant nap.
It's about the lannd of ByLo,
And its flowers and steams;
Or the loving, smiling angels
Babies meet in dreams
Mothers face is bending over.
So to catch each word,-
Bending, as BRIDES mother
Bends above her bird.
Never legend, penned by poet,
Is to her so dear;
Though the language is the qua'ntest,
Any one could hear.
How the tiny tongue is trying
Something TO impartl
Eagerly the mother listens,-
Hears with all her heart
Hears the story understands it,
If no others do;
Though that story just commences,
AS it ends, with "goo2"
GEoRFE COOPER.
From Demorests Monthly for July.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-07-19

A Limited Number of Horses and Colts will
be taken on PASTURAGE. Iip-top grass
with both fresh and salt water in field. Apply
to III. S. RIDOUT, st. Margarets, A. A. Coun-
ty, Nd. ~6.3 I'm
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WANTED.

Immediately. good WOMAN, to do general
house work. Apply 10 CHARLES BoLDI'
Conduit Street. oIoN
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FOR RENT.

A new BRICK DWELLING, five rooms on
Horn Point Will rent low TO good tenant.
Apply to JULIAN BREWEB, Agent, Maryland
Avenue, Annapolis. Ivy.
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NOR RENT.-A new and convenient Frame
II COTTAGE. in good neighborhood, on
Prince Grorge ST., near Md. Avenue, Rent
reasonable. Apply at this Office. gov
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fNAT BOAT. 20 feet long, in splendid or
OA 4 der, for Sale. Apply at This OF
FICE. 5IS
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Sunday and Daily Papers.
NoI'ICE-

l forewarn all persons from trespassing
on my farm, Primrose" as l will use
the full extent of the law.
5-21-2w, w. w. HAWKINS.
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For Sale.

A Hat Rack. Side-Board. Swinging lamp,
Range Baltimore Heater, Fresh Cow, Leg
horn boosters. Apply at No. Gloucester
Street, opposite ST. Marys Church, @ow
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DEVILED CRABS.
NOTICE

WE forewarn all persons from receiving any
w Strawberry or Pea Checks from our pick
ers as we viii redeem none except those COM
ing directfrom the pickers.
6l5w f. PUMPHREY & BRO.
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For Sale

Two or three fine mich COWS
lust fresh at the pail. Apply 10
: GOTLIEB FELDMEI ER,
-z4mA~ Tle Annapolis. Md.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-07-19

1 10A nO REWARD VIII be paid for the
| TZU.VU arrest and conviction of the party
| who broke the wire fence | recently put around
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-07-19

Persons can be supplied with beautiful Bou-
quets and Flowers, by poor widow lady, al
very low prices. Apply at No, Green st.
The Somerset reporter., 1887-12-07
ALVIN SQUIRES.

In the great trial before the bar of pub
lie opinion, the Scientific Remedies Of
DR.. Il. c. Flower stand peerless aud
alone. They cure when physicians and
all popular remedies are powerless.
They are the fruit of scientific study,
exhaustive research, and great experience.
The above letter, coming from so well
known and reliable source, speaks
volumes; yet it is but one Of thousands
of similar communications that are pour
IN upon us from all directions.
DIR. II. c. Flowers Liver and stomach
Sanative is a ncver-failing cure for all
forms OF disorded or torpid liver, for
dyspepsia, Indigestion, malassimilaton.
1t is the best Spring Remedy for general
debility and laSsitude ever prescribed.
Only Sl.00 a bottle For sale by your
druggist, who, on application, will present
you with a copy of our magnificent For
mula Book, free.
The Somerset reporter., 1887-12-07

Gentlemen Your medicines are IL. d
to quite AN extent by many of my lrien6
and they give the best of satisfaction IN
all cases. Yours truly,
ALVIN SQUIRES.
The Somerset reporter., 1887-12-07

In this absurd way was Byzantine
Marean introduced into her new home,
for this whimsical man was really in
earnest At the ba tom Of his freak,
there was usually Il solid groundwork of
kind-heartedne : H. had roticcd great
bruises on Il { rhjld~ arm which spoke
of cruel treatment. He had heard Of
"Old Betty before, and was very sure
that she W, Il i not care to interfere with
him. He had plenty of money and no
relative, and great house full of
servants one small child woul hardly be
noticed; so he sent for the housckc"peT
and told her to | ave the child made com
Portable, to bring her mp to wait on her
self, and to see that she went to school
at least half of the time He visited OLD
Betty in jail, and found that the child
was the daughter of IA French couple who
had come to America in the time of the
cholera, and had been among the first
victims; that cid Betty had taken The
child and had in her fash un been kind t.
h + whenever she happened To he sober.
Having done this, he went back to his
books and his pictures, and when he was
tired of these he travelled in the west
and when he was tired of the west he
went Europe; and when he came home
hs ha forgotten all about the child, til
The Somerset reporter., 1887-12-07
A Voice from Connecticut !!

OFFICE or A. SQUIRES & son,
Wholesale Oyster and Provision Dealers,
Nos. 80 to 43 Market Street
HARTFORD, Conn.
The Somerset reporter., 1887-12-07

hiced to $3.50 per year, in advance;
us cents for Six Months.
d 1870 cents for Threee Months
The Somerset reporter., 1887-12-07
kerset Reporter,

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